. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. Fig. 35.—Two kinds of stone walk viewed from above. The upper is of flagstones set in mortar; the lower is of field or cobblestones set flush with the turf of the lawn end usually constitute the curb. A few designs for brick walks are shown in Figs. 36, 37 and 38. Brick walks should be pointed with cement mortar or filled with sand. Various types of brick may be used for the walk, from tapestry brick to the common bench brick, but where the walk is a conspicuous part of the garden design it is best to use a good grade of dark colored
. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. Fig. 35.—Two kinds of stone walk viewed from above. The upper is of flagstones set in mortar; the lower is of field or cobblestones set flush with the turf of the lawn end usually constitute the curb. A few designs for brick walks are shown in Figs. 36, 37 and 38. Brick walks should be pointed with cement mortar or filled with sand. Various types of brick may be used for the walk, from tapestry brick to the common bench brick, but where the walk is a conspicuous part of the garden design it is best to use a good grade of dark colored red brick, and from time to time go over the surface with boiled linseed oil which will improve the texture and appearance. CONSTRUCTION OF DRIVES Waterbound macadam (Fig. 39). For the average driveway on the small or large place not constantly subjected to heavy traffic, a Telford road is perhaps more economical than, and just as serviceable as any other. The foimdation for such a drive is made of good sized stone (quarry stone is best) laid at the bottom with the long dimension. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jennings, Arthur J; Johnson, Leonard H. New York, A. T. De La Mare
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